Bonjour Romancers,

We are back with loads of ideas to help you woo the person of your dreams or keep the romance alive in long term relationships.

A romantic dinner for two can be lovely; especially by candlelight with long stemmed flutes of champagne.  This type of dinner can be expensive to go out to or difficult to create on your own at home–and sometimes it seems a little too much for just wanting to spend some nice time together.

**Keep in mind, taking your significant other out for surprise fancy dinner is very romantic, especially if it is a “just because” reason.

Something you and your lovely partner can do together that doesn’t require as much dressing up as the romantic dinner for two on the town is to make dessert together.

After your typical (and maybe even boring) meal together you can nonchalantly pull the hiding ingredients from the refrigerator.  Begin stirring up your chocolate syrup and enticing your partners sweet tooth with smells of the liquid chocolate.

Chocolate covered strawberries are decadent.  Buy some big, fat ripe strawberries from your local market, wash them up and let them dry.  Dip them into your hot pan of chocolate and watch the chocolate goodness thicken into mouthwatering dessert.

This romantic date idea can be used for those of you looking to spice up one night in a row of mundane nights.  You can do this for first dates too!

Aslo, make sure you have other foods that go well with chocolate (what doesn’t go well with chocolate!)

Although I love chocolate strawberries, your date could have a strawberry allergy.  Be equipped with pretzels, raspberries, marshmallows and banana.  Chocolate covered ANYTHING is delicious!

We have more treats up our sleeves for you romance lovers out there. Stay tuned.

Hey romancers,

when was the last time you and your significant other brushed the dirt off your shoes and kicked it around the block for a few minutes? Walking around the neighborhood can sure seem like a chore after a day at the office, but give it a try.

Walking can help you relieve stress, unwind, get healthy, and most importantly, get close to your special someone.

I discovered this trick from my cousin who often takes walks with his girlfriend to shed stress and spend some time together.

A few weeks ago, after a long and painstaking day at the office, I offered up to my girlfriend that I wanted to walk with her around the neighborhoods, possibly grab some ice cream or just around the park.

She couldn’t wait to go for it!

At around 7 p.m., we headed out, walking nearly 2 miles, and I hardly noticed the time fly by as we walked through parks and streets and chatted about our days and families and … you know the rest.

On the way home, we even ran across a jazz band that was playing on the lawn of one of our neighbors. We didn’t stop by, but on a nice summer evening, capping a walk with some nice live jazz really seemed to some up what we all need – just some time to spend with one another (and a little exercise, too!).

Have you tried exercising with your better half? Share some tips!